AFME-MAC-001 Machinery Safety Law Explained: A Plain-English Guide for Food Engineers
A plain-English guide to machinery safety law for engineers who specify, buy, build, integrate or modify machinery in food factories. It explains when you become the manufacturer, assemblies and partly completed machinery, substantial modification, CE, UKCA and UK(NI) marking, how PUWER fits in, and what changes when the EU Machinery Regulation 2023/1230 applies from 20 January 2027 in Great Britain and Northern Ireland. Which to use: read it alongside AUT-GDE-001 Understanding Automation and the PUWER guide.
What is included
- AFME-MAC-001 Machinery Safety Law Explained (PDF, 23 pages)
- Words explained: machinery, partly completed machinery, assemblies, CE / UKCA / UK(NI)
- Who is the manufacturer when you buy, build, join or modify machines
- The test for a substantial modification
- Conformity, technical file, Declaration of Conformity and marking
- What changes from 20 January 2027 in GB and Northern Ireland
- Real-life food factory examples and practical templates for accepting new machines and hygienic design
Who this resource is for
Engineering managers, project engineers, maintenance and reliability engineers, technical and health and safety teams, and anyone who specifies, buys, installs, integrates or modifies machinery on a food site.
How to use this resource
1. Read the words explained and who is the manufacturer sections first.
2. Before any project, decide who will be the manufacturer of the finished line and agree it in writing with suppliers.
3. Use the acceptance template for every new machine and the hygienic design template for food-contact equipment.
4. Check anything due for delivery after 20 January 2027 against the new rules.
